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Biology for a changing world

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9781429297028

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Biology for a changing world

[Book]

Michèle Schuster [and others].

New York

W.H. Freeman

©2012.

xxiii, 686 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index.;"W. H. Freeman and Scientific American present a new introduction to biology for non-majors"--Cover.

unit 1. What is life made of? Chemistry, cells, energy --;Process of science --;Chemistry and molecules of life --;Cell function and structure --;Nutrition, metabolism, enzymes --;Energy flow and photosynthesis --;Dietary energy and cellular respiration. unit 2. How does life perpetuate? Cell division and inheritance --;DNA structure and replication --;Genes to proteins --;Cell division and mitosis --;Mutations and cancer --;Single-gene inheritance and meiosis --;Complex inheritance --;Stem cells and cell differentiation. unit 3. How does life change over time? Evolution and diversity --;Natural selection and adaptation --;Nonadaptive evolution and speciation --;Evidence for evolution --;Life on earth --;Prokaryotic diversity --;Eukaryotic diversity --;Human evolution. unit 4. What makes up our environment? Ecology --;Population ecology --;Community ecology --;Ecosystem ecology --;Sustainability. unit 5. How do organisms work? Physiology --;Overview of physiology --;Digestive system --;Central nervous system --;Reproductive system --;Immune system --;Plant physiology.

Biology for a changing world with core physiology

Biology.

Human biology.

Michèle Schuster [and others].

Michèle Shuster

[Book]

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